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At the interactive event on March 13, 2025, around 250 participants embarked on a unique journey into the workings of internal world models and experienced how our environment shapes our perception in real time.

Zoe successfully defended her doctoral thesis on March 5th, a reflection of her dedication and passion. We’re grateful for her collaborative spirit and enthusiasm. We’re thrilled she’ll continue to be part of our team!

Eliza Vylekzhanina has been awarded one of the 20 GNS Travel Grants, valued at €300, to support her attendance at the Göttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society.

Dear Brice, it was a pleasure working with you. Thank you for your time and dedication while you worked in our team. All the best for your next step.
“Brice, Brice, au revoir”

Clownfish can apparently count – this is the conclusion drawn by Japanese researchers from an experiment they conducted on the territorial behavior of the animals. Is this really true? “The researchers are jumping to conclusions,” says Prof. Dr. Ilka Diester.

Joschka Boedecker, Ilka Diester and Monika Schoenauer about internal world models in people, animals and AI

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Optophysiology and Robot Learning Lab.

The BrainWorlds Freiburg-Oxford Workshop on November 8-9th, 2023 – an event of great scientific value for the BrainWorlds Research initiative and the partnership between Freiburg and Oxford Universities.

Event Dates: November 8-9, 2023
Event Location: Nexus Lab, IMBIT, Freiburg Germany

Poison alert in Freiburg: Optophysiology investigator team solves tricky case and saves Freiburg